Gender and Asset Ownership : A Guide to Collecting Individual-Level Data

Doss, Cheryl; Grown, Caren; Deere, Carmen Diana

dc.creator	Doss, Cheryl
dc.creator	Grown, Caren
dc.creator	Deere, Carmen Diana
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:03:00Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:03:00Z
dc.date	2011-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:57:22Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:57:22Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110623144759
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3468
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244432
dc.description	Ownership and control over assets such as land and housing provide direct and indirect benefits to individuals and households, including a secure place to live, the means of a livelihood, protection during emergencies, and collateral for credit that can be used for investment or consumption. Unfortunately, few studies - either at the micro or macro levels- examine the gender dimensions of asset ownership. This paper sets out a framework for researchers who are interested in collecting data on individual level asset ownership and analyzing the gender asset gap. It reviews best practices in existing surveys with respect to data collection on assets at both the household and individual levels, and shows how various questions on individually owned assets can be incorporated with a minimum of effort and cost into existing multi-topic household surveys, using examples of three Living Standard Measurement Study surveys: the 1998-99 Ghana survey, the 2000 Guatemala survey, and the 1997-98 Vietnam survey questionnaires. The analysis shows that it is feasible to add a minimal set of questions to enable calculation of the gender asset gap. Adding a series of extra questions will permit a more satisfactory and nuanced analysis of asset acquisition, use, disposition, and valuation - information that is critical for policies promoting gender equality, poverty reduction, and economic growth.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4704
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVISM
dc.subject	ALLOCATION
dc.subject	ANARCHY
dc.subject	AUTONOMY
dc.subject	BIDDING
dc.subject	BUREAUCRACY
dc.subject	BUSINESSMEN
dc.subject	CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	CAPITALISM
dc.subject	CETERIS PARIBUS
dc.subject	CHECKS AND BALANCES
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subject	COLLUSION
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPLAINT
dc.subject	COMPLAINTS
dc.subject	CONFIDENCE
dc.subject	CONSTITUENCY
dc.subject	CONSTITUENTS
dc.subject	CONSUMER GROUPS
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	CORPORATION
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	CRIME
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DICTATORSHIP
dc.subject	DISCRETION
dc.subject	DYNASTIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTIONS
dc.subject	ETHIC
dc.subject	FACTION
dc.subject	FACTIONS
dc.subject	FRAUD
dc.subject	FREEDOM
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	INITIATIVE
dc.subject	INVESTIGATION
dc.subject	LEADERSHIP
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LIABILITY
dc.subject	MARGINAL VALUE
dc.subject	MAYORS
dc.subject	MEDIA
dc.subject	MERGERS
dc.subject	MONOPOLY
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	PATRONAGE
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	PENALTIES
dc.subject	PERSONAL GAIN
dc.subject	POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	POLITICAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
dc.subject	POLITICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject	POLITICAL CULTURE
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
dc.subject	POLITICAL FACTORS
dc.subject	POLITICAL GROUPS
dc.subject	POLITICAL INFLUENCE
dc.subject	POLITICAL INTEREST
dc.subject	POLITICAL INTERESTS
dc.subject	POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
dc.subject	POLITICAL MACHINE
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTY
dc.subject	POLITICAL POWER
dc.subject	POLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subject	POLITICIAN
dc.subject	POLITICIANS
dc.subject	POLITICIZATION
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PROCUREMENTS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOOD
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	RENT SEEKING
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subject	STATE POLICIES
dc.subject	TAKEOVER
dc.subject	THEFT
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VOTERS
dc.subject	VOTING
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.title	Gender and Asset Ownership : A Guide to Collecting Individual-Level Data
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Southeast Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Central America
dc.coverage	America
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa